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Waste Less, Save More
Most children are wasteful little devils when it comes to meal and snack times. Parents throw out countless amounts of Cheerios, hot dog bits, leftover yogurt, and half sipped juice boxes. Tots are carefree so it's up to parents to incorporate food saving remedies into our family routines.
You Waste, You Buy
If your eyes are bigger than your stomach, one restaurant thinks you should pay the price for being too greedy. In an unprecedented move, Hayashi Ya, a Japanese buffet on Manhattan's Upper West Side, has begun adding a 30 percent surcharge for customers who don't finish food on their plate. In other words, the restaurant's $26.95 meal deal is all-you-can-eat — but not a bite more.
Casa Quickie: Live Simply
Dave Bruno is a dude who gave himself a huge personal challenge when he penned the 100 Thing Challenge, which limits him to owning only 100 personal effects by November 12, 2008, and live with only 100 personal things from that date for one full year. Although there are some exceptions, such as his prized collection of Marklin Trains and memorabilia, the challenge is a noble attempt to develop consumer discipline. Some might argue that restraining from frivolous spending is a threat to our economy, but what it does do is tame that environmentally un-friendly beast called waste.
Casa Verde: Waste Management, One Man's Trash
Justin Gignac, a graduate of New York's School of Visual Arts, picks up trash off of the streets of New York City. But, you won't find him in a sanitation department uniform. He actually fills bags with subway passes, Broadway tickets, coffee cups, phone book pages, and other NYC junk and carefully arranges them in plastic cubes, which are then signed, numbered, and dated in slick Helvetica typeface and sells them for 50 smackers — "making them perfect for anyone who wants their own piece of the NYC landscape," he says.
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Found It! Modern Waste Bin
The restrained look of this bathroom ensures that the few featured elements really pop, including the baby blue subway tile floor and the crumpled modern waste bin beneath the sink. Want to know where to track down the waste bin? Find out when you read more
Take Care Of Your E-Waste This Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, which means you should take the time to do a thorough E-waste spring cleaning! Did you know that every year more than 3.2 million tons of electronic waste is disposed in landfills? When computers, TVs and cell phones go to landfills, they can leak lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, selenium, chromium, and many other toxic materials into drinking water and have serious effects on our health.
Casa Link: Vintage Hazardous Waste
Danny Seo uncovered some vintage hazardous waste in the basement and crawlspace of his new home. While the packages are pretty cool looking, Danny reminds readers that hazardous waste can't be tossed with regular garbage. Read the whole post to find out what else he has to say about getting rid of paints, paint thinners, and other toxic substances.
Yummy Links: From Balsamic Vinegar to Food Waste
- Learn everything you need to know about balsamic vinegar. — Start Cooking
- California wine legend Robert Mondavi has died. — Tasting Room
- The rising cost of popcorn may cause movie ticket prices to increase by 30 percent later this year.
Reduce Your Waste and Compost
I LOVE compost. In college I lived in an environmental co-op where we cooked all our own meals (much better than the dining halls), and composted all our leftovers and food scraps into fertilizer that we used in our organic garden. I know it sounds kind of crunchy, but it was super cool.
Eat Less Calories: Care Less About Wasting Food
If you're anything like me, and if your parents were anything like mine, then you probably have a major fear of wasting food.
In theory, eating everything on your plate sounds like good economics but it's not good if you're calorie counting. The thing is, eating the last bites of your kid's chopped up hot dog is not doing anyone any favors, except maybe the person who collects dues at your gym.
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